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By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JOPLIN, Mo. – An offensive explosion helped the Fort Hays State men’s basketball team pick up a crucial road win over Missouri Southern Saturday afternoon (Feb. 18), with the Tigers winning 84-70. The 84 points are the most the Tigers (19-8, 14-7 MIAA) have scored away from home this season and are the second-most scored against an MIAA opponent this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaleb Hammeke<\/a><\/dfn> led all scorers with 11 points at halftime before taking over in the second half, burying 8-for-10 from the floor, 4-for-4 from behind the arc and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe after intermission to give the sophomore a game-high 35 points. It was the fourth 30-point performance in Hammeke’s career, including his second game scoring at least 30 points in a road win over the Lions (32 points, 1\/21\/21), and was one point off his career-high of 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead changed hands six times over the first 16 minutes of play, with neither side leading by more than five points. Gilbert Peters<\/a><\/dfn> drilled a corner 3-pointer to tie the score at 18 with 6:07 to go before halftime, sparking a 21-5 Tiger run that gave FHSU the lead for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hammeke put the Tigers up 90 seconds later with a 3-pointer before a Traejon Davis<\/a><\/dfn> breakaway dunk pushed the lead to eight, 29-21. Davis capped off the first half with a triple from the left wing, giving FHSU a 13-point lead, 36-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers maintained a double-digit lead for the entirety of the second half, leading by as many as 24 after going on a 15-2 run over the heart of the quarter. Hammeke scored 13 of FHSU’s 15 points during the run while the Tiger defense held MSSU to 1-of-6 shooting and one turnover during that five-minute span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missouri Southern tried to storm back, burying nine of their next 12 shots, including 5-of-6 from behind the arc, to go on a 23-9 run and close within 10, 74-64. But the Tigers handled business at the free-throw line down the stretch to secure the win, hitting 19-of-22 from the stripe over the final five-plus minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win propels Fort Hays State into fourth place in the MIAA standings with one game remaining in the regular season. The Tigers are one-half game behind Emporia State for third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elijah Nnanabu<\/a><\/dfn> tied his career high with 19 points, 12 of which came after halftime. Davis tacked on 13 points, while Nnanabu, Davis and Iyen Enaruna<\/a><\/dfn> collected a team-high five rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the teams tied with 19 rebounds in the first half, FHSU outrebounded the Lions by seven in the second half, 18-11. The Tigers took advantage of 13 Lion turnovers, capitalizing to the tune of 21 points off turnovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tigers will wrap up the regular season next Saturday (Feb. 25) at Nebraska-Kearney before opening the postseason in the 2023 MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship quarterfinals on Friday, March 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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